The Giver Timeline By ryanpfan Aug 11, 2000 When I started walking I got my name right when I was born whereas in The Giver they get a year after they were born during the ceremony of one. Dec 21, 2000 The Giver: Name and family May 24, 2001 My first haircut Dec 17, 2001 The Giver: Get comfort item Jul 7, 2002 My first trip to Florida Dec 24, 2002 The Giver: Girls get hair ribbons Nov 23, 2003 My hernia surgery Dec 5, 2003 The Giver: Back buttoned jacket Aug 4, 2004 My first day of school Dec 14, 2004 The Giver: Get smaller buttons on back Aug 25, 2005 Got my first bike Oct 21, 2005 The Giver: Get more buttons on jacket Aug 10, 2006 Made 7u cats baseball team Dec 28, 2006 The Giver: Front buttoned jacket Dec 21, 2007 The Giver: Volunteer hours Dec 25, 2007 Got a dog named Gibson Nov 28, 2008 We got a family camper Dec 2, 2008 The Giver: Get bike Oct 19, 2009 I was transfered into the reach program Dec 13, 2009 The Giver: Adult haircut Jun 27, 2010 Broke thumb and nose in the same year Dec 29, 2010 The Giver: Adult clothing Dec 24, 2011 The Giver: Assignment Aug 25, 2012 I got my first phone on my 13th birthday